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bill clinton says that there are trillions of dollars that people are sitting on the sidelines and not investing in because they are not sure of the future and they have no confidence in the marketplace and they don't know the rules by whichthe game is to be played. so they are waiting out the storm. they are sitting on this kind of capital that could be ingested into the economy. with the government signaling that they want a transaction tax, in addition to the corporate taxes that went up, what incentive is there for business to hire people and buy more equipment and expand the business. there is none. >> i'm sorry, sweden tried this and they yanked it. >> why did they do that? >> it was unsuccessful. stock price volatility, problems collecting it. you know, i will tell you that its a distraction to say that if you tax the upper bracket, you will cure the deficit. it's a distraction that really isn't the issue. it is similar to what is happening here with the federal income tax. 40% don't pay at. >> we need a boom. i don't know whether it would be something along the lines of bill cl
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. >> bill clinton calls for an end to doma. >> former president bill clinton is having a change of heart and urging the supreme court to do the same. >> clinton made doma the law of the land, clearly he was not proud to do. it was done under the cover of darkness. >> i believe that doma is unconstitutional. >> we learned from history. >> i know it is unconstitutional. >> we learn from history. >> this is a discriminatory law. >> this is a civil rights battle that is very nearly won. >> we learned today that the economy added 236,000 jobs in february. and the unemployment rate is down to 7.7%. the lowest since 2008. and all of that is very good news. now, sometimes these jobs reports, it can be sort of good news at the top. bad news inside, like a rotten oreo, but not really in this one. 48,000 new construction jobs, and 150,000 since september, a real sign of improving housing market. 24,000 means people are shopping and stores are bullish, they believe they will continue to shop. and hourly wages went up. the take-up? you just can't keep the american economy down, we're resilient, we're
. >> bill clinton calls for an end to doma. >> former president bill clinton is having a change of heart and urging the supreme court to do the same. >> clinton made doma the law of the land, clearly he was not proud to do. it was done under the cover of darkness. >> i believe that doma is unconstitutional. >> we learned from history. >> i know it is unconstitutional. >> we learn from history. >> this is a discriminatory law. >> this is a...
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axelrod angry when we'd talk about how bill clinton and congress got along. he said you impeached him! and bill clinton said, yeah, but even on that day i was talking to newt gingrich on the phone about iraq and protecting the american people. that's what we have to do today, even if the president doesn't like congress and vice versa. they can get along and put the country's interests ahead of their own party. >> so let's talk to a couple of members of congress a little bit newer to washington. congresswoman, again, if there's a negotiation that's going on in a slightly cooler atmosphere where we're not in the middle of fiscal crisis, do you sense more inclination to get something done? >> absolutely. i really see great opportunity here. for a few reasons. one is because you don't have these kind of created crises that are constantly happening. it creates an opportunity for those of us who have come here with a very clear mandate from people in our districts, both republicans and democrats, that we want to see action. we want to see you guys sit down, spend s
axelrod angry when we'd talk about how bill clinton and congress got along. he said you impeached him! and bill clinton said, yeah, but even on that day i was talking to newt gingrich on the phone about iraq and protecting the american people. that's what we have to do today, even if the president doesn't like congress and vice versa. they can get along and put the country's interests ahead of their own party. >> so let's talk to a couple of members of congress a little bit newer to...
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clinton in 19989 and i take no small amount of responsibility for that failure. but keep in mind that mr. clinton was a 65% popularity at the time. mr. obama is sitting at somewhere in the high 40s, maybe 46%, 47%. i think it's interesting, emily, that the white house has set thun believably high barrier of taking control of the house as his signal as to what's going to happen in the last few years. >> and at a time when by some estimates there are vulnerable democrats in these congressional campaigns. emily, what do you think? >> it is a high barrier. and maybe even for additional reasons that you had listed in that the lack of strong investment in state legislatures in 2010 led to republicans taking over state leaders all over the country in a year of redistricting. so there's very serious jerry mannedering go on on the republican side which makes it even more difficult. i think by the democrats putting out their lists, going out there and saying these are seats that we have tested these democrats, we know we need to make the investments setting that early and
clinton in 19989 and i take no small amount of responsibility for that failure. but keep in mind that mr. clinton was a 65% popularity at the time. mr. obama is sitting at somewhere in the high 40s, maybe 46%, 47%. i think it's interesting, emily, that the white house has set thun believably high barrier of taking control of the house as his signal as to what's going to happen in the last few years. >> and at a time when by some estimates there are vulnerable democrats in these...
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former president bill clinton calling for the supreme court to overturn the defense of marriage act. the very act he signed into law in 1996. now, the law prohibits the federal government from providing equal federal benefits to married gay couples. these are people married in states that already allow gay marriage and tonight, president clinton is publishing an op-ed, it will come from the supreme court and the justices must decide whether it's consistent with the principles of a nation that honors, freedom, equality and justice above all and is therefore constitutional. as the president that signed the act into law i have come to believe at that doma is contrary to those principles and in fact incompatible with our constitution. a supreme court ruling is expected in june. and osama bin laden's spokesperson is here in the united states, captured last week in jordan and turned over to the united states and then flown to new york. a justice indicted with conspiracy to kill americans and tomorrow he will appear in new york city courtroom and tonight, senator lindsey graham blasting the
former president bill clinton calling for the supreme court to overturn the defense of marriage act. the very act he signed into law in 1996. now, the law prohibits the federal government from providing equal federal benefits to married gay couples. these are people married in states that already allow gay marriage and tonight, president clinton is publishing an op-ed, it will come from the supreme court and the justices must decide whether it's consistent with the principles of a nation that...
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former president bill clinton calling for the supreme court to overtush the defense of marriage act, the very act he signed into law in 1996 t. prohibits the federal government from providing equal benefits to people. tonight, president clinton, publishing an op-ed in the washington post, saying on march 27, the bill will come before the supreme court and the justices must decide if it's consistent with the principles of a nation that honors freedom, equality and justice above all. as the president who signed the act into law, i have come to learn that doma is incompatible with our constitution. a supreme court ruling is expected in june. bin laden's spokesperson is in the united states, captured in jordan and turned over to the united states and flown to new york. a just unsealed indictment, charging with him with conspiracy to kill americans. tomorrow, he will appear in a new york city courtroom. tonight, senator lindsay graham blasting the obama administration for bringing the terror suspect to a civilian court. >> we are putting the administration on notice, we think that sneakin
former president bill clinton calling for the supreme court to overtush the defense of marriage act, the very act he signed into law in 1996 t. prohibits the federal government from providing equal benefits to people. tonight, president clinton, publishing an op-ed in the washington post, saying on march 27, the bill will come before the supreme court and the justices must decide if it's consistent with the principles of a nation that honors freedom, equality and justice above all. as the...
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still ahead, former president bill clinton trying to change something he did in his white house. our team heads in to talk about doma and much more. you are watching "starting point." we'll be back in just a moment. a confident retirement. degr . line line. that's what ameriprise financial does. and that's what they can do with you. that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. ♪ >>> welcome, everybody. our team this morning, howie kurtz, lauren ash aburn from the daily beast and editor of the daily download. john berman sticks with us as well. a surprising op-ed today as bill clinton urges the supreme court to overturn the defense of marriage act he signed into law in 1996. here is what the former president writes. the justices must decide whether it is consistent with the principles of a nation that honors freedom, equality and justice above all. and is therefore constitutional. as the president who signed the act into law i have come to believe doma is contrary to those principles and incombatable with our constitution. the high court will hear arguments on doma in three wee
still ahead, former president bill clinton trying to change something he did in his white house. our team heads in to talk about doma and much more. you are watching "starting point." we'll be back in just a moment. a confident retirement. degr . line line. that's what ameriprise financial does. and that's what they can do with you. that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. ♪ >>> welcome, everybody. our team this morning, howie kurtz, lauren ash aburn from the daily...
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bill clinton and i am not blaming him, but he touted surpluses. talking about surpluses and deficits as opposed to job and it is economy. this is the box that politics are now in. dick cheney was the guy who said deficits don't matter. >> to a point they don't matter. if you are a conservative, you looka the size, but you don't care the government is not taking, but that they are overspending. >> thank you for being honest. conservatives don't care about the deficit. >> it's the rhetorical device. it's not the product we are focusing on. >> 1,000% true. >> i don't see why it's a problem to say that. size of government is the problem. >> that's what you care about. >> don't you use it to reduce the size of government? >> the size of government means many, many things. deficit, that relates to people and it's a narrative that people understand. >> i don't think it does relate to people, but i agree. you want to make sense to ignore when they care for the deficit. the people who are ideologically committed to reducing the size of government. >> georg
bill clinton and i am not blaming him, but he touted surpluses. talking about surpluses and deficits as opposed to job and it is economy. this is the box that politics are now in. dick cheney was the guy who said deficits don't matter. >> to a point they don't matter. if you are a conservative, you looka the size, but you don't care the government is not taking, but that they are overspending. >> thank you for being honest. conservatives don't care about the deficit. >> it's...
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my exhibit a for this is bill clinton when hillary clinton lost the primaries to barack obama. he took it harder. if you're the principle, you can suck it up and go on and pick yourself up, as hard as it is. if you're the spouse, you're feeling the wound for your husband or wife and you're holding the grudge. i think you see a little bit of a glimpse of that from ann romney in this interview. >> it will give us an additional reason to pay attention to cpac. should it be a good gathering in just a couple of weeks. >> yeah, this is in some ways like i said this is like the base of the republican party is at cpac, but it's not the base of the sort of republican party of the future necessarily. >> correct. thank you both for being here. appreciate it. appreciate ken vogel and ruth marcus. when we return, let me finish with my argument for cameras in the supreme court. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. tell you thau need your oil changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should
my exhibit a for this is bill clinton when hillary clinton lost the primaries to barack obama. he took it harder. if you're the principle, you can suck it up and go on and pick yourself up, as hard as it is. if you're the spouse, you're feeling the wound for your husband or wife and you're holding the grudge. i think you see a little bit of a glimpse of that from ann romney in this interview. >> it will give us an additional reason to pay attention to cpac. should it be a good gathering...
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. >> president obama is never going to be the i feel your pain like bill clinton type of president, but he's getting closer. >> reporter: during his 2008 campaign, president obama used his biography to connect with audiences and sell himself as the melting pot embodied. now he seems increasingly comfortable doing that again. cnn, the white house. >> i don't like it when i don't get invited to a party. but not invited is what chris christie is and he says he doesn't care. that's the sentiment from the governor not incited to the cpac conference. they said he was not invited because of his support of a medicaid expansion were not conservative enough. but republican congressman peter king tells cnn that cpac's decision was a mistake. >> that's a suicidal death wish. cpac to me loses all credibility. you have a governor who is conservative, balanced it will budget, taken on employee unions, and yet a 74% favorable rating in a democratic blue state. here's a person who has shown that blue collar conservatism works that it appeals to working men and women, that it appeals to women. and these
. >> president obama is never going to be the i feel your pain like bill clinton type of president, but he's getting closer. >> reporter: during his 2008 campaign, president obama used his biography to connect with audiences and sell himself as the melting pot embodied. now he seems increasingly comfortable doing that again. cnn, the white house. >> i don't like it when i don't get invited to a party. but not invited is what chris christie is and he says he doesn't care....
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it's exactly what bill clinton had to do in 1992. he had to do something, some confrontation with his own party to say, you know what? i am different. mitt romney never did that, and, therefore, he kept the baggage of a very, very unpopular republican brand. >> if, for example, in the 10 for 4 question he would have stood up and said this is insanity. >> that's right, but he defended his answer. he said i was right to say 10 for 4. of course, he wasn't right. that was exactly the kind of thing that made him noncredible. >> thank you, peter beinart. thank you, joy reid. appreciate you both being here. more than two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy. we've shared what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. bp's also committed to america. we support nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our
it's exactly what bill clinton had to do in 1992. he had to do something, some confrontation with his own party to say, you know what? i am different. mitt romney never did that, and, therefore, he kept the baggage of a very, very unpopular republican brand. >> if, for example, in the 10 for 4 question he would have stood up and said this is insanity. >> that's right, but he defended his answer. he said i was right to say 10 for 4. of course, he wasn't right. that was exactly the...
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we talked about former president bill clinton a second ago. this was one of his deep regrets that they weren't able to come together for a peace process. this is a challenge that many presidents are going to keep facing. the president's not really saying anything new. it's just a new push to come together and find some sort of resolution here and expect to see a lot of him saying those same types of things that he's been saying. think about the speech that he gave in cairo in 2009 when he first became president. these are a lot of the same notes that you're hearing from him. >> christina, bill schneider, thanks so much. we'll check in with you later in the hour. you, as well, kristen welker. >>> michelle obama showering praise on the woman who once dreamed of being first lady herself. the cardinals assemble as catholics around the world wonder who will become the next pope. first, though, the drone debate. what not killing americans by remote control will mean to washington. we'll talk to charlie rangel about that and a whole lot more. i'll al
we talked about former president bill clinton a second ago. this was one of his deep regrets that they weren't able to come together for a peace process. this is a challenge that many presidents are going to keep facing. the president's not really saying anything new. it's just a new push to come together and find some sort of resolution here and expect to see a lot of him saying those same types of things that he's been saying. think about the speech that he gave in cairo in 2009 when he first...
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former president bill clinton trying to undo something he did while in the white house. we'll tell you why he say it is defense of marriage act has to go. >>> and a mother is shocked to learn her 7-year-old daughter create add diet list. >> i would be shocked, too. >> we'll talk to another mother who put her 7-year-old on a diet and talk about the pressure from society on young girls to be thin. >>> and from in living color to black dynamite, tommy davidson joins us live to talk about it coming up. >> in just over three hours osama bin laden's son-in-law is scheduled to be in federal court in new york city. suleiman abu ghaith faces charges of conspiring to kill americans. he could get life in prison. the former al qaeda spokesman and wife of bin laden's daughter fatima was captured in jordan last week. >>> the funle ral for hugo chavez happens in a few hours in caracas and an estimated 2 million venezuelans have traveled to see his body. he died on tuesday following a long battle with cancer. nicolas maduro will be sworn in as interim president later tonight. >> the fat
former president bill clinton trying to undo something he did while in the white house. we'll tell you why he say it is defense of marriage act has to go. >>> and a mother is shocked to learn her 7-year-old daughter create add diet list. >> i would be shocked, too. >> we'll talk to another mother who put her 7-year-old on a diet and talk about the pressure from society on young girls to be thin. >>> and from in living color to black dynamite, tommy davidson joins...
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she previously served as deputy chief of staff for president bill clinton. >>> so can you feel it? that's the question as we kick off the first full week of forced spendi ining cuts. $85 billion getting slashed from the budget between now and september. no one knows what kind of impact this will have on the u.s. and the u.s. economy. >> we're going to begin to unravel the finest military in the history of the world at a time when we need it most. >> unemployment instability and uncertainty. >> they will cut back meals to once a day because of the cuts. >> it's a pittance, it's a slowdown in the rate of growth. there are no real cuts happening over ten years. >> they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. people will lose their jobs. >> that clears things up. the white house says president obama worked the phones this weekend calling lawmakers on both sides of the aisle looking for some kind of compromise on this budget and spending situation. >> this next story is for you. she is the first woman ever invited to try out at the nfl combine. but her dre
she previously served as deputy chief of staff for president bill clinton. >>> so can you feel it? that's the question as we kick off the first full week of forced spendi ining cuts. $85 billion getting slashed from the budget between now and september. no one knows what kind of impact this will have on the u.s. and the u.s. economy. >> we're going to begin to unravel the finest military in the history of the world at a time when we need it most. >> unemployment instability...
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doug schoen pollster for bill clinton. >> the president is talking about a balanced approach but it has to be seen in the context of the violence against women act which was put forward successfully last week by the democrats. when you add that in to the gay marriage issue in the supreme court, the voting rights and the fact that the budget is an issue that the democrats have a 20-point lead on, this is about evisceration of the republican party at a time when everyone is angry. >>gregg: if you can put it up, christine, the american voters are fed up obviously with high gas prices but the other stuff shows they are sick and tired of the deficit and they are not talking about the defense of women. too much government spending, gridlock inned with. >> if we put rising food prices in, that would be at the top because that is killing house wives and mothers and others. i disagree obama had a big week starting with the visit to the academy awards which is another matter. >>gregg: it was the $9,000 dress. >> the poll indicates and another poll shows the economy is folding and we have a dip an
doug schoen pollster for bill clinton. >> the president is talking about a balanced approach but it has to be seen in the context of the violence against women act which was put forward successfully last week by the democrats. when you add that in to the gay marriage issue in the supreme court, the voting rights and the fact that the budget is an issue that the democrats have a 20-point lead on, this is about evisceration of the republican party at a time when everyone is angry....
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clinton and chris plante, host of the chris plante show. and let me start with you on this, simon. those are mainstream media outlets and think that the president back fired on this strategy. why are they wrong? >> listen, we've got a long way to go here and i think what the president knows is that the best way to win the mid terms is by governing effectively. the economy is recovering and passes major legislation, then the democrats will do fine in 2014. so, i think that if there's been any change, it's more of a tactical than a strategic one. and what i'm pleased by is that we've stopped-- i think that washington has agreed now that the way we're running this town, which is the president meeting with four legislative leaders, heads of the house and senate and both parties, it was too much -- we needed to get rank and file and rand paul made the speech yesterday and paul ryan met with the president at dinner and others. and i think it's an improvement and glad to see it over the last couple of weeks. >> megyn: i love simon, but that sounds
clinton and chris plante, host of the chris plante show. and let me start with you on this, simon. those are mainstream media outlets and think that the president back fired on this strategy. why are they wrong? >> listen, we've got a long way to go here and i think what the president knows is that the best way to win the mid terms is by governing effectively. the economy is recovering and passes major legislation, then the democrats will do fine in 2014. so, i think that if there's been...
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let's see if we can move it forward and see what happens. >> so bill clinton and newt gingrich were like two old southern country lawyers. because, you know, we'd be in trial. and it would be for a week. and it would be ugly for one day. the second day would be ugly. finally, there would be like a break after the third or fourth day. and what would happen? everybody would wander out. they would be in recess. and then the two lawyers would run into each other and say hey, how you doing? then they'd go off to a side room and just talk. they'd go, boy. and then they'd start talking, complaining about their clients, you know? man, we've got the best case, but my client, wow! a little crazy. which, of course, that's what newt would always say about us. and then they'd commiserate. the other side would complain about their client being unreasonab unreasonable. again, in this casual setting away from the court, away from the judge, away from everything else, and finally after spending all this time, one would say to the other, hey, how do we get this done? how do we get this done? and if people
let's see if we can move it forward and see what happens. >> so bill clinton and newt gingrich were like two old southern country lawyers. because, you know, we'd be in trial. and it would be for a week. and it would be ugly for one day. the second day would be ugly. finally, there would be like a break after the third or fourth day. and what would happen? everybody would wander out. they would be in recess. and then the two lawyers would run into each other and say hey, how you doing?...
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compare it to what ronald reagan, george bush and bill clinton did. they came to the middle. >>gretchen: don't you remember before the inauguration we had the discussion that president obama would come to the middle because so many other presidents have. even people who are mostly liberal said this president is too busy campaigning instead of actually getting some compromising policies done. >>steve: yesterday jay carney was asked is 2014 a focus? he goes no, not a focus for this administration which did sound, according to the "wall street journal," like spin because they got caught. >>brian: schools are paying kids 100 bucks for doing well on a test. is this really a good idea? we're going to report and you're going to cash in. >>steve: is amnesty a solution to our immigration problem? governor jeb bush says no. he has his own solution with that guy. they're here to share it live. a a a a >> steve: brad brand-new of course poll is she go with us americans stand. 25% he pose that idea. >> gretchen: joining us are two men who have come up with a plan of his tone. co-authors o
compare it to what ronald reagan, george bush and bill clinton did. they came to the middle. >>gretchen: don't you remember before the inauguration we had the discussion that president obama would come to the middle because so many other presidents have. even people who are mostly liberal said this president is too busy campaigning instead of actually getting some compromising policies done. >>steve: yesterday jay carney was asked is 2014 a focus? he goes no, not a focus for this...